Richard Thompson, a composer of Art Songs of great beauty offers a new Song Cycle, Songs of Solitude which are radiant in their poignant beauty.

Thompson's Songs of Solitude,
a Cycle of 5 Songs was commissioned by Dr. Louise Toppin. Professor of
Music at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as part of a
collaborative project with renown opera soprano, Marquita Lister titled
"African American Art Song and Arranged Negro Spiritual For A New
Generation Project"

Premiered by Marquita
Lister accompanied by pianist, Alastair Edmonstone on September 6th,
2014 at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in a concert
featuring new Art Songs and Arranged Spirituals by many composers, the
text which speaks of love and loss was written by Rudi Cleare.